Love this class, the Baldwins are always animated and entertaining. I do wish the Spring course didn't have Midterm 3 the day after Extravaganza, that was a huge bummer.

The class is nothing out of reach if you do the readings and attend the lectures. However, the grading is dependent almost entirely on your exams and they are picky about what the answers should be. The section on LGBT people can be improved; they use narratives that are very specific to speak for a broad range of people's experiences.

if you like spending weeks on certain topics then being tested about materials not discussed then this is your class. Unclear with his midterms

The Baldwins are amazing lecturers. Most people take this class for fun and expect it to be an easy A... which it is if you go to class and do the reading (which doesn't even take long). People do poorly because they blow it off -- but this class is amazing and worth every bit of effort. Just read and go to lecture and you'll be guaranteed an A.

Took 152A with him, but this class was not as great. He is very picky with what he puts on his tests, and the material is not that interesting.

One of my favorite classes at UCSB. All about how to make the most out of your life from a social-science perspective. 3 midterms each worth 20% and one final worth 40%. Test questions come from both reading and lectures, so make sure you are attentive to both. John is an enthusiastic professor and makes this class applicable to everyday life.

He teaches the class with his wife which is pretty amazing! Lectures are interesting and funny, but aside from lecture you have to read the book. Or else you might not do so well in the exams. There are 3 midterms and 1 final. Exams consist of both lecture and book. If you miss a class be sure to get the notes you missed!

This class was really great. Make sure you go to lecture as some questions on the test appear from lecture. Half the test is lecture, half is text book, and 1 question appears from the box summaries in the textbooks (the one people ignore) make sure to review/look/skim!!

BEST CLASS EVER! attend lectures since half of tests are based on that. when you read make sure you don't skip the boxes because they will ask questions on that. I don't know why people thought it was so hard? I skimmed, memorized terms, paid attention to lecture and was 3 points away from an A. everyone should take this class it's a gold mine

John is the man. Tough, but the man. 3 midterms, 1 final, A's aren't hard to get, as long as you do the reading and study lecture notes, which there is a lot of. Study hard, study well, and enjoy. He changed the way I see life.

The Baldwins are excellent professors. They've bean teaching SOC 152A for years and really know how to keep students' attention. A lot of the material is instinctual, but you must study if you want to pass. The material really is .5 lecture and .5 book. READ THE BOXES! Going to the review sections will ensure a solid grade in the class.

This class was informative and interesting. It covers a good array of subjects in human sexuality. The Baldwins are very good lecturers, but there was a lot of things that were covered in this class. It is NOT an easy A, you definitely do need to read and memorize a lot of information for the tests. 3 midterms, 1 final. No homework, no attendance.

Everything is clear in the syllabus. His lectures for this class was amazing and pretty life changing. I liked the way he taught because he didn't leave students bored. You were always thinking about one topic to the other, and he also used visual representations to teach which was very helpful.

Lectures are amazing, you definitely learn a lot about human sexuality and how it isn't something to be embarrassed about when spoken about. Everything in the class is clear cut, you just need to READ to pass, attend LECTURES, and of course, study.

Interesting subject of course. Some of the videos and photographs they use in their lecture presentations are waaay outdated (like from the early 1990s and beyond). Lots of exams throughout (4) so you can never really relax and coast in this class, you have to read. Study the boxes in the book! I wouldn't take this class with a heavy course load.

He is an amazing lecturer I was engaged and nodding along to everything he would say That being said you are required to know the littlest details from lectures and readings One of the questions was from a small word he had scribbled down in class

The Baldwins have been teaching for decades, so they knows how to hold a crowd of college students' attention. Lectures are very informative and occasionally filled with good videos. The grading criteria are very broad for the tests, which is how they curve them; everything to know is on the study guides. Great class and essential life lessons!

John is an amazing prof. This class is pretty basic, however its a great great class. He is passionate, has a zeal for life and he spreads that to his students in his content and lecture. Take any and all classes by the Baldwins. A must!

Great professors. 152A is a must take if you are a UCSB student.

A lot of reviews here say this class has hard tests, but honestly I think it's because people expect this class to be super easy because it's just a GE. The tests are pretty easy if you read. You don't even have to do the study guide yourself because they give you answers in the review sessions. I love both Baldwins; amazing class and professors!

John and Janice are absolutely incredible lecturers. Very interesting class and engaging. 3 midterms and a final. Tests are 5 free response and several multiple choice based off lecture, book and boxes. BEWARE TESTS ARE DIFFICULT. Essential that you know details. GO TO LECTURE test material comes from slides. READ. MEMORIZE.

There are three midterms and a final. You must study both lectures and readings in order to do good in the class. Procrastination on the readings won't help. But what does help are the study sessions with the TA's. Overall, it's an interesting class but it requires work.

Pretty easy class but also really useful and something everyone should learn. I didn't have time to do all the assigned readings so I just read all the boxes in the text and took good notes in class which I reviewed prior to exams. Got an A doing that.

GREAT CLASS! The Baldwins are both great and helpful people. Not an easy class, but it is very interesting and if you keep up with the notes and the readings, you will do just fine